JPKUNZE
05-03-2009, 05:34 AM
Hi
I am thinking about a 33ft. classic performance cruiser sailboat with lift keel 1,6m- 0,9m and classic aft stern.
In order to lift the rudder at least the same height as the keel I am thinking, how to realize that.
The rudder should be pre-balanced, hanging underneath the rear hull, so I suppose, turning-daggerboard sysem like on most dinghies or beach-catamarans could not be realized. Now I have seen a stick-daggerboard system in a rotating module. But this leads to a very short rudder-profile within a very big rotating module. That is quite unefficient by using the rudder for powering forward movement in light air/ harbour-manoeuvre situations.
Has anyone a golden idea or knows something, that has been realized so far?
Thanx JPKUNZE
I am thinking about a 33ft. classic performance cruiser sailboat with lift keel 1,6m- 0,9m and classic aft stern.
In order to lift the rudder at least the same height as the keel I am thinking, how to realize that.
The rudder should be pre-balanced, hanging underneath the rear hull, so I suppose, turning-daggerboard sysem like on most dinghies or beach-catamarans could not be realized. Now I have seen a stick-daggerboard system in a rotating module. But this leads to a very short rudder-profile within a very big rotating module. That is quite unefficient by using the rudder for powering forward movement in light air/ harbour-manoeuvre situations.
Has anyone a golden idea or knows something, that has been realized so far?
Thanx JPKUNZE